ICD-10-CM Code S72.44
Fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of femur
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code S72.44 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of S72.44 that describes the diagnosis 'fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of femur' in more detail.
The ICD code S724 is used to code Hoffa fracture
a hoffa fracture is an intra-articular supracondylar distal femoral fracture, characterized by a fracture in the coronal plane.
Coding Notes for S72.44 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Salter-Harris Type I physeal fracture of lower end of femur - instead, use code S79.11-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'S72.44 - Fracture of lower epiphysis (separation) of femur'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code S72.44. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: S72.4 - Fracture of lower end of femur